Ablation from A to Z: Lung and MSK, Strasbourg/FR, October 19-20, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:15 Welcome and faculty presentation

09:15-10:15 Epidemiologic facts

Lung tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Bone tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Q&A

10:15-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-12:45 Selection of the ablation technology, protective measures, and imaging guidance

Ablation technologies relevant to lung & MSK Ablation: basic principles
Protection in lung ablation
Protection in MSK ablation
Imaging guidance in lung and MSK ablation
Soft-tissue ablation: desmoid tumours, parietal endometriosis & vascular malformations
Q&A

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:15 Expected complications and their management

Expected complications in lung ablation and their management
Expected complications in MSK ablation and their management

14:15-15:00 Interactive video case discussion

Lung cryoablation: how I do it
Bone Electrochemiotherapy: how I do it
Cryoablation of parietal endometriosis: how I do it
Q&A

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 Ex-vivo workshop (rotating groups)

RFA I
RFA II
Cryoablation
ECT
Q&A

Friday, October 20, 2023

08:30-10:45 In-vivo Workshops & Robotic Systems (rotating groups)

Peripheral soft tissue cryoablation
Peripheral bone cryo-ablation
Soft tissue ECT

10:45-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-13:15 In-vivo Workshops & Robotic Systems (rotating groups)

Spine RFA
Lung RFA
Robotics

13:15-13:30 Course Wrap-Up

Venue

IHU – Institute of Image-Guided Surgery
1 place de l’Hôpital
Strasbourg 67091
France

Registration

Please note that this course is open only to interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training.

The registration fees are as follows:

General Information

• Please note that this course is limited to 21 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
• To attend the ESIR courses as a member, CIRSE membership fee for the year of the course must be settled.
• Please note that your registration becomes valid only after receipt of payment and after confirmation by the CIRSE Central Office.
• When making your flight bookings, please make sure that you will be able to stay for the entire course.

Invoices will be issued by the CIRSE Foundation, Neutorgasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria.

CIRSE Foundation
Neutorgasse 9
1010 Vienna
Austria

Phone: 0043 1 904 2003
Email: [email protected]

Cancellation of course registration

The CIRSE Foundation offers all participants the possibility of purchasing insurance with our partner “Europäische Reiseversicherung” via this link. Thus, the CIRSE Foundation itself will not refund any amount after a cancellation of registration. All requests have to be issued to the “Europäische Reiseversicherung” directly. Refunds will be given within the terms and conditions of the “Europäische Reiseversicherung”. Name changes will be handled as a cancellation and new registration. Please note that CIRSE offers just a platform to affect a policy between you and “Europäische Reiseversicherung”.

Accommodation

Below is a list of recommended hotels within the vicinity of the course venue. To proceed with booking your rooms for the course duration, please get in touch with the hotels directly. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee and course delegates shall bear all costs in this context themselves.

Upon booking your room, please inform the hotel that you are attending an event at IHU (Institute of Image-Guided Surgery) to secure special booking rates.